Your thoughts and pics of sneaky petes.

trinacria

trinacria

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I play with a sneaky, no particular reason other than I like the way it plays. I bought it a few years ago for $75, it has black, natural and green veneers with a radial pin. I hated the shaft, it played horrible so I put on a random shaft I had laying around with an 11.75 tip, and I fell in love with it. Sneaky petes have never really tricked anyone, but I figure its a cue that plays well and cost cheap so you don't mind bringing it out and worrying about it being stolen or damaged. I see some sneakeys that have detailed ring work and fancy inlays, so my question is whether its still a sneaky or what constitues a sneaky, I love their simplicity and have seen some beautiful ones here, so if you have any unique ones I would really love to see them.
 
Here's mine!

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The rings are uneven but the taper allows for a really stiff hit.
 
trinacria said:
so my question is whether its still a sneaky or what constitues a sneaky, I love their simplicity and have seen some beautiful ones here, so if you have any unique ones I would really love to see them.
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I'm not the authority on what constitutes a Sneaky, but anything that looks like a bar cue with points could be a broad starting point.

They can come with or without wraps, different types of joints and pins, and lots of different color variations. I'm sure you could get a custom sneaky with ring work and inlays and it could still be considered a sneaky. Cuemaker forum would be a great place to ask as well.
 
a "true sneaky" *can* fool people as they are intended to look just like a 4 point house cue. True sneakies have no joint collars, no butt cap, no rings, and no inlays or veneers. They are oftentimes made from one piece house cues and converted into two piece, and depending on who made it, these can play extremely well and some can cost all the way up in the neighborhood of $700..

There are many variations of 'non-true sneakies' that include things like butt caps, joint collars, wraps, stainless steel joints, phenolic joints, and even ivory joints.

Typically, cues that feature inlays or veneered points are not considered sneaky petes.

best,
brian kc
 
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To me a sneaky should look exactly like a typical house cue.

Alot of what people hear call sneaky pete's are just plain janes to me. Anything that has veneers, wraps, inlays, rings or collars are not sneaky's in my opinion.
 
True sneaky

Hello All,

I agree with the two posts above, a true sneaky should be indistinguishable from a 1 piece house cue. I took that to the full extent almost 20 years ago when I ordered one from Tim Scruggs. He was local and we had a few contacts in common, and have been to both shops a few times. Anyway I ordered it with the logo 2" from the bottom so you wouldn't see the logo between the points.

Modified and fancy sneakies made from a 1 piece no veneer cue are fine with me too, but can not be considered a true sneaky. Just my $.02.

Regards,
Jon
 
From what I've seen there are two types of Sneaky Petes. The one that Brian mentioned, the house cue look-a-like, and the fancier models like the ones made by Predator.
The Predator, in my view, is the best of both worlds. Great playability with a somewhat less than sneaky look. :)
 
Hustler/Sneaky Petes

trinacria said:
I play with a sneaky, no particular reason other than I like the way it plays. I bought it a few years ago for $75, it has black, natural and green veneers with a radial pin. I hated the shaft, it played horrible so I put on a random shaft I had laying around with an 11.75 tip, and I fell in love with it. Sneaky petes have never really tricked anyone, but I figure its a cue that plays well and cost cheap so you don't mind bringing it out and worrying about it being stolen or damaged. I see some sneakeys that have detailed ring work and fancy inlays, so my question is whether its still a sneaky or what constitues a sneaky, I love their simplicity and have seen some beautiful ones here, so if you have any unique ones I would really love to see them.
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The one in the top of this picture fooled a lot of people for almost 10 years in the 80's. Of course, back then it helped to have a cheap soft case to disguise it. Downside, is that everyone thought it was a house cue and wanted to grab it out of your hand. Going to the bathroom with it was a tough sell also,lol. I recommend a Custom Cuemaker build one for you, according to your specs.
 

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This is sneaky which Joe Callaluca made for me.
I'll let pictures do the talking !!!!!
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This is sneaky which Joe Callaluca made for me.It is fullspliced bacote and
I'll let pictures do the talking !!!!!
:smile::smile::smile:
:wink::wink::wink:
 
one of my favorite cues years ago was a Meucci sneaky original. Pre red dot shaft. Solid hitter and fooled people often. Wish I still had it :(
 
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